What's On Tonight (Friday): Hungry Like the Viking Wolf...

     

Viking Wolf

Wolf in the city, wearing attire

Somewhere in Norway, death count goes higher

Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do

People, it's killing, carnage it mines

Stops for a moment, and smells it's behind

Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do

There's blood on the ground

It's on the hunt, it’s after you

Looks like a hound

For your throat it bounds

Cause it's fucking Viking Wolf

Top Pick is nigh

I need to decide

Nothing stands out, what can I do?

All looks so sad, tearful and mad

So it's fucking Viking Wolf

TOP PICK

⭐🎥 Viking Wolf (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'After witnessing a grotesque murder at a party in her new town, a teenager starts having strange visions and bizarre desires.'

Elsewhere...

*Here's your official heads up that Freevee's new documentary, Rowdy, has nothing to do with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.  

*Apple has a new series about a kid who somehow is the only survivor of a plane crash.  It's apparently based on a book, but I smell a stealth Unbreakable follow-up.  If it takes place in Pennsylvania, that seals it.

*Seriously, everything coming out today looks so depressing.  I watched the trailers for most of them.  I am not in a good place right now.  It's all I could do to bang out that killer intro song.

I'd like to issue a correction for last week's WoT.  I wish to rescind the Top Pick status from You People, and bestow it upon Lockwood & Co.  The fact is, bestowing Top Pick to You People, a film I have yet to watch, was shortsighted.  I binged my way through Lockwood over the weekend and enjoyed the hell out of it.  

That Netflix was willing to not only produce this show but give it a proper budget definitely salves the wounds left by the tragic cancellation of Warrior Nun.  I mean, maybe Netflix isn't so bad after all?  Maybe they have learned how to let a show grow and breathe and become its own thing and I've just been informed Lockwood & Co. has been cancelled.  The prospective budget for the second season will instead be spent on making every episode of the final season of Stranger Things over four hours long.  Well, you can't argue with that (you can totally argue with that).

PREMIERES

Dear Edward

🔔 Dear Edward (Apple, 12:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Tells the story of Edward Adler, a 12-year-old boy who survives a devastating commercial plane crash that kills every other passenger on the flight, including his family. As Edward and others all over the world are affected by the tragedy try to make sense of life after the crash, unexpected friendships, romances and communities are formed.  Starring Connie Britton and Taylor Schilling.'

🎥 Rowdy (Freevee, 12:01 AM) 'Focuses on NASCAR Cup Series Champion driver Kyle Busch as he navigates one of the greatest comebacks of all time in sports.'

🔔 Killing County (Hulu, 12:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Takes a look at Bakersfield, a big city with the soul of a small town deep in California's heartland, where things are not always what they seem. A deadly hotel shooting makes the Ramirez family question everything they know about their town. Desperate to find out what really happened to their loved one, they soon learn they are not alone in their tragedy and fight for the truth.'

🎥 God's Country (AMC+, 3:01 AM) 'When a college professor in the remote mountains of the American West confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.  Starring Thandiwe Newton.'

🔔 Class (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Meet the students of Hampton International, Delhi's most sought-after and expensive school.'

🎥 Infiesto (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'As the coronavirus upends their lives, two detectives doggedly pursue those responsible for an abduction they realize is part of a sinister pattern.'

🎥 Stromboli (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Haunted by memories of her broken marriage and a fight with her daughter, a woman joins an intense self-help retreat when her vacation goes awry.'

🎥 True Spirit (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A tenacious Australian teen chases her dreams — and faces her fears — as she sets out to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.'

🎥 Spoiler Alert (Peacock, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'The story of Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan's relationship, which takes a tragic turn when Cowan is diagnosed with terminal cancer.'

🔔 Rubble & Crew (Nickelodeon, 11:30 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'A spin off of Paw Patrol, Rubble & Crew follows Rubble and his pup family as they use their awesome construction vehicles to build and repair whatever the town of Builder Cove needs in high-stakes adventures.'

🎥 Secrets in the Marriage (Lifetime, 8:00 PM) 'Framed for murder by her cheating husband, a newlywed must find a way to absolve herself of a crime she didn't commit while exposing her spouse before it's too late.'

🎥 Stand (Showtime, 9:00 PM) 'Basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf endures a childhood of bullying due to Tourette's syndrome and is the target of hate speech and Islamophobia during his basketball career.'

God's Country

RETURNING SHOWS

🔔 Harlem (Amazon, 12:01 AM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

🔔 Pinecone & Pony (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON TWO.

🚂 Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON TWO.

🔔 Blue's Clues & You! (Nickelodeon, 12:00 PM) SEASON FOUR PREMIERE.

🔨 First Time Fixer (Magnolia, 8:00 PM) SEASON FOUR PREMIERE.

🔔 Children Ruin Everything (Roku, 3:01 AM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

STREAMING

🗡 The Legend of Vox Machina (Amazon, 12:01 AM) Episodes 207-209. 

🔔 Servant (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Boo" 

🔔 Shrinking (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Fifteen Minutes" 

🔔 Truth Be Told (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Here She Shall See No Memory" 

🍴 America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation (Freevee, 12:01 AM) 

⚖ Judy Justice (Freevee, 12:01 AM) 

🔔 Play-Doh Squished (Freevee, 12:01 AM) 

🏠 The Established Home (Discovery+ & HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Handcrafted Hotels (Discovery+, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

💖 Love Island (UK) (Hulu, 3:01 AM) Episode 5

👮‍♂️ Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) 

Infiesto

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌️‍♂️ PGA Tour Golf: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Second Round (Golf, 3:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Eastern Michigan at Ball State (CBSSN, 6:30 PM)

🏒 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Competition (ESPN, 7:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: VCU at Saint Louis (ESPN2, 7:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Fairfield at Quinnipiac (ESPNU, 7:00 PM)

🏒 College Hockey: Western Michigan at Minnesota-Duluth (CBSSN, 8:30 PM)

🤸‍♀️ Women's College Gymnastics: UCLA at Utah (ESPN2, 9:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Kent State at Akron (ESPNU, 9:00 PM)

🥊 Boxing: Top Rank: Navarrete vs. Wilson (ESPN, 10:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Air Force at Nevada (CBSSN, 11:00 PM)

🏌️‍♂️ DP World Tour Golf: Ras al Khaimah Championship, Third Round (Golf, 3:30 AM)

EARLY PRIMETIME

🧽 SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon, 7:00 PM) 'Karen looks after Spot while Plankton goes out of town.'

🔔 Bunk'd: Learning the Ropes (Disney, 7:30 PM) 'Finn visits Kikiwaka Ranch on a mission; Bill's new pet causes trouble; Winnie tries to fix a lock with disastrous results.'

💲 Master Minds (GSN, 6:00 PM) 
💲 People Puzzler (GSN, 6:30 PM) 

💲 Switch (GSN, 7:00 PM) 

Rowdy

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

👮‍♂️ S.W.A.T. (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'The team races to stop a gunman who is targeting rehab centers and those he considers responsible for his brother's death; Deacon is caught off guard when his wife makes a parenting decision that has unexpected consequences for their daughter.'

🔔 Lopez vs. Lopez (NBC, 8:00 PM) 'When Quinten joins George's fantasy baseball league, he hits a home run with the guys but strikes out with Mayan; Chance finds out Rosie's using him in her insurance ads and turns into a total diva.'

🔔 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW, 8:00 PM) 'Featured magicians include Damien James, Mantas, Andy Gershenzon and Alejandro Linian.'

🔔 WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (Fox, 8:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM) 
🎥 Secrets in the Marriage (Lifetime, 8:00 PM) 
🔨 First Time Fixer (Magnolia, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV, 8:00 PM) 
💖 Ready to Love (OWN, 8:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 BMF (Starz, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Young Rock (NBC, 8:30 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔥 Fire Country (CBS, 9:00 PM) 'The crews work to contain a dangerous forest fire and save a group of environmentalists protesting a housing development.'

🔔 Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars (CW, 9:00 PM) 'Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski attempt an escape that brought Houdini worldwide acclaim.'

🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 'In Santa Fe, N.M., Guy goes bananas over banana curry; a Las Vegas trio has tripled its real estate thanks to pineapple pizza; New Jersey crab cakes create all kinds of buzz.'

💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
👽 Ancient Aliens (History, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 The Real Friends of Weho (MTV, 9:00 PM) 
🐶 Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog (NGC, 9:00 PM) 
💖 All the Single Ladies (OWN, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🎥 Stand (Showtime, 9:00 PM) 
👻 Kindred Spirits (Travel, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Love After Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 
💰 Gold, Lies & Videotape (Discovery, 9:07 PM) 

Stand

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👮‍♂️ Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM) 'Danny reunites with childhood friend and a former criminal Mickey Patrick, who comes to him for help finding his missing fiancee; Anthony surprises Erin with one last stakeout before her run for district attorney.'

👽 The Proof is Out There (History, 10:03 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'Gustav the legendary man-eating crocodile; glowing lights spotted in the waters of Mexico; striking footage emerges out of Phoenix of a pair of dogs who act like they just saw a ghost.'

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🚗 Graveyard Carz (Motortrend, 10:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
🔔 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (MTV, 10:02 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

🔔 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Actor Kit Harington; actor Tyler James Williams.'

🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 'Actor Kenan Thompson; drag queen Jinkx Monsoon; Daniel Fang sits in with the 8G Band.'

🔔 Game Theory with Bomani Jones (HBO, 11:00 PM) 
🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime (CNN, 11:30 PM)
🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM)
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM) 
🔔 The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS, 12:37 AM) 
🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 

Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE

📺 The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:00 AM - 1:00 PM); Eureka (Syfy, 6:00 AM - 11:00 AM); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (VH1, 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); South Park (Comedy Central, 9:35 AM - 2:00 PM); Living Single (TVOne, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 2:00 AM); ER (Pop, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); Law & Order (Sundance, 1:00 PM - 1:00 AM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 2:00 - 5:00 PM); The Office (Comedy Central, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); One Day at a Time (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); House (Pop, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM); Three's Company (Antenna, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -9:00 PM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Land, 8:00 PM - 11:05 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); King of Queens (TV Land, 11:05 PM - 2:00 AM); Designing Women (Antenna, 11:30 PM); Becker (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); Wings (Antennae, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM); Alice (Antenna, 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM); Benson (Antenna, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM); Mom (TV Land, 3:00 AM - 5:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Actor Gabriel Kaplan; actress Cloris Leachman; actor Marcel Marceau.'

Spoiler Alert

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Zap2it; Netflix; Wikipedia; Horrornews.net; Sysfy.com; hollywoodreporter.com

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